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2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster

Natalia Vela

  • Height 5-5
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Guatemala City, Guatemala

Biography

2025-26 (Senior)

  • Went 13-8 overall in singles play, 10-7 in dual matches, and 3-1 in tournaments at the No. 2 spot. 
  • Went 21-8 overall in doubles play, 15-5 in dual matches, and 6-3 in tournaments. Played primarily at the No. 1 spot with Maria Jose Hernandez.
  • Went 21-8 overall in doubles play with Hernandez, 15-5 in dual matches, and 6-3 in tournaments. They went 8-2 in their last 10 matches.
  • Earned a win over Southern Indiana in the Flight A Singles bracket at the OVC Fall Invitational. 
  • Advanced to the Flight A Doubles Championship against SIUE with Hernandez. 
  • Went 2-0 in the Doubles Main Draw against URI and Quinnipiac with Hernandez at the ITA Regionals. 
  • All-OVC Second Team and All-OVC Doubles Team selection. 
  • OVC Champion. 

2024-25 (Junior)

  • Went 16-11 in singles, 9-7 in dual matches…playing in the No. 1 spot
  • Earned wins over Quinnipiac, Tufts, and Southeast Missouri
  • Posted a 21-5 doubles record overall, 14-3 in dual matches
  • Had a 12-5 doubles record alongside Caitlyn Munson and a perfect 9-0 record with Maria Jose Hernandez Diaz
  • Received an at-large bid to the ITA All-American Championship and won the first round of pre-qualifying over Southern Methodist
  • Advanced to the round of 64 in main draw singles at the ITA D1 New England Regionals as well as climbing the doubles bracket with Caitlyn Munson all the way to the quarterfinals in the main draw doubles
  • Defeated seeded University of Tulsa in the round of 32 at the ITA Masters Conference Championship alongside Caitlyn Munson
  • Two-time Ohio Valley Conference Doubles Players of the Week recipient with Munson
  • Named to the All-OVC First Team, All-Conference Doubles Team, and CSC Academic All-District Team
  • OVC Champion

2023-24 (Sophomore)

  • Played at the No. 1 singles spot, going 12-11 overall ... Finished 8-6 in dual matches.
  • Posted a 13-12 record in doubles ... 9-8 at the No. 1 doubles spot.
  • Earned a win at No. 1 vs Lamar in the first round of the Southland Championships.
  • Also picked up wins over Hampton, Fairfield, Monmouth, Southeastern Louisiana, NJIT and Brown.
  • Win over NJIT was one of the best in Bryant program history.
  • Won at No. 1 doubles in the first round of the Southland Championships.
  • Also picked up wins over Stony Brook, Fairfield, Monmouth, Siena and Southeastern Louisiana.

2022-23 (Freshman)

  • Went 9-8 in singles and 9-5 in doubles ... Picked up wins against Sacred Heart, Stony Brook, Fairfield.
  • Earned a three-set win against New Orleans.
  • Picked up doubles wins with Sarah Hickey against Nicholls State and NJIT.

Before Bryant

  • Competed in the Pan-American Junior Games for Guatemala
  • Competed on the Junior ITF Circuit, reaching a career-high ranking of #352 with 1 singles title and 5 doubles titles. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'5"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'5"